US Midterms 2026
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Larry Marker, a former oil and gas operator, is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in New Mexico in 2026, nominated as a write-in after no Republican qualified for the primary ballot.
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The article reports that nearly 5,000 Sandoval County ballots were cast as early voting expanded on Saturday. In federal races listed, U.S.
HullThe Republicans are hopeful of keeping their majority while the Democrats look to flip enough seats to put them on top.
There are 35 Senate seats up for grabs in the 2026 midterm elections.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján maintained a sizable lead over Republican challenger Larry Marker, an Albuquerque Journal poll showed on Wednesday.
LujánA Albuquerque Journal poll, cited by Hyperlocal Loop, shows incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján leading Republican challenger Larry Marker by 16 points in New Mexico: 53% to 37%, with 10% undecided.
Here is our full chat with the candidate looking to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan.
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Larry Marker is a former oil and gas operator.
Marker is the Republican nominee against Democratic incumbent Ben Ray Luján, who is seeking a second term, in New Mexico's U.S. Senate election of November 3, 2026.
Christopher Heuvel, the only Republican who filed for the seat, was disqualified after falling short of the ballot requirements, and Marker collected by the March 17 deadline the signatures needed to qualify as a write-in candidate for the nomination.
In the primary of June 2, 2026, he obtained the 2,351 write-in votes he needed to reach the general election.
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